As Amended
SEC. 73-21-85. Requirements for pharmacist's license by examination or score transfer; licensing of foreign pharmacy graduates. [Repealed effective July 1, 2006].
(1) To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy by examination, or by score transfer, the applicant shall:
(a) Have submitted a written application on the form prescribed by the board;
(b) Be of good moral character;
(c) Have graduated from a school or college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education and have been granted a pharmacy degree therefrom;
(d) Have successfully passed an examination approved by the board;
(e) Have paid all fees specified by the board for examination, not to exceed the cost to the board of administering the examination;
(f) Have paid all fees specified by the board for licensure; and
(g) Have submitted evidence of externship and/or internship as specified by the board.
(2) To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, a foreign pharmacy graduate applicant shall obtain the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee's certification, which shall include, but not be limited to, successfully passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination and attaining a total score of at least five hundred fifty (550) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and shall:
(a) Have submitted a written application on the form prescribed by the board;
(b) Be of good moral character;
(c) Have graduated and been granted a pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy recognized and approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee;
(d) Have paid all fees specified by the board for examination, not to exceed the cost to the board of administering the examination;
(e) Have successfully passed an examination approved by the board;
(f) Have completed the number of internship hours as set forth by regulations of the board; and
(g) Have paid all fees specified by the board for licensure.
(3) Each application or filing made under this section shall include the social security number(s) of the applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SOURCES: Laws, 1983, ch. 414, Sec. 8; 1985, ch. 349; 1991, ch. 527, Sec. 8; reenacted, 1993, ch. 416, Sec. 9; 1994, ch. 513, Sec. 3; 1995, ch. 513, Sec. 3, eff from and after July 1, 1995; 1997 Laws, Chapter 588, Sec. 46, SB2164, Effective July 1, 1997; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, Ch. 511, § 9, HB 1347; Reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 501, § 9, SB 2129, eff from and after July 1, 2002.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2002.